True Fiction - Netflix

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True Fiction centers on a once best-selling novelist turned
prestigious East Coast college professor who has been struggling with
her much anticipated, and embarrassingly belated follow-up book. But the
sudden death of her most arrogant and hated student creates an
opportunity for her to claim his manuscript as her own. She is haunted
by whether to take credit for his work and finally get her career back
on track or come forward with a rapidly unraveling truth that is juicier
and more scandalous than any work of fiction.

Type: Scripted

Languages: English

Status: In Development

Runtime: 30 minutes

Premier: None

True Fiction - Pulp Fiction - Netflix

Pulp Fiction is a 1994 American crime film written and directed by
Quentin Tarantino, based on a story by Tarantino and Roger Avary, and
starring John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, Ving Rhames,
and Uma Thurman. The film tells a few stories of criminal Los Angeles.
The film's title refers to the pulp magazines and hardboiled crime
novels popular during the mid-20th century, known for their graphic
violence and punchy dialogue. The screenplay of Pulp Fiction was written
in 1992 and 1993, and incorporated some scenes originally written by
Avary for True Romance. Its plot is presented out of chronological
order. The film is also self-referential from its opening moments,
beginning with a title card that gives two dictionary definitions of
“pulp”. Considerable screen time is devoted to monologues and casual
conversations with eclectic dialogue revealing each character's
perspectives on several subjects, and the film features an ironic
combination of humor and strong violence. Its script was reportedly
turned down by Columbia TriStar as “too demented”. Miramax co-chairman
Harvey Weinstein was instantly enthralled with it, however, and the film
became the first that Miramax fully financed. Pulp Fiction won the Palme
d'Or at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival, and was a major critical and
commercial success upon its U.S. release. It was nominated for seven
Oscars, including Best Picture; Tarantino and Avary won for Best
Original Screenplay. John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, and Uma Thurman
each received Academy Award nominations for their roles and revitalized
and/or elevated their careers. The nature of its development, marketing,
and distribution — and its consequent profitability — had a sweeping
effect on the field of independent cinema. Since its release, Pulp
Fiction has been widely regarded as Tarantino's masterpiece, with
particular praise singled out for its screenwriting. The film's
self-reflexivity, unconventional structure, and extensive use of homage
and pastiche have led critics to describe it as a touchstone of
postmodern film. It is often considered a cultural watershed, with a
strong influence felt not only in later movies that adopted various
elements of its style, but in several other media as well. A 2008
Entertainment Weekly list named it the best film from 1983 to 2008 and
the work has appeared on many critics' lists of the greatest films ever
made. In 2013, Pulp Fiction was selected for preservation in the United
States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being
“culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”.

True Fiction - Cinema - Netflix

Everybody thinks that I wrote this scene just to have John Travolta
dancing. But the scene existed before John Travolta was cast. But once
he was cast, it was like, “Great. We get to see John dance. All the
better.” ... My favorite musical sequences have always been in Godard,
because they just come out of nowhere. It's so infectious, so friendly.
And the fact that it's not a musical, but he's stopping the movie to
have a musical sequence, makes it all the more sweet.

Jerome Charyn argues that, beyond “all the better”, Travolta's presence
is essential to the power of the scene, and of the film: